| ISTHMIAN | The classical games Ian Smith gets excited over |
| SONGSTER | Boy gets excited over ravishing lead vocalist |
| ETCHINGS | Gets excited over detailed porcelain plates (8) |
| EASTER | Patti Smith gets the chocolate eggs in (6) |
| BAREST | According to Ian Smith, the margin by which England won the 2019 world cup (6) |
| BISHOP | Surname of Harold, the Neighbours character played by Ian Smith (6) |
| RESENTS | At first, Ray Smith gets tense and considers it as an affront |
| HAROLD | First name of Mr Bishop, the long-running character in Neighbours who was played by Ian Smith (6) |
| RHODESIA | So I heard broadcast where Ian Smith was premier (8) |
| RHODESIAN | Person from Ian Smith's breakaway country that became Zimbabwe |
| WILDWEST | Very excited over the Shannon by cowboy country (4,4) |
| HYPERION | Extremely excited: over the moon - new moon |
| GEEKEDOUT | Got excited over the newest video game release, say |
| WICKETKEEPERS | Wasim Bari, Rodney Marsh, David East and Ian Smith gained world records as what? (13) |
| COMETOLIFE | Grow excited over fiction featuring female space traveller in the lead (4,2,4) |
| WRITEHOMEABOUT | Get excited over, figuratively |
| BOUGHT | Both excited over universal key that was purchased (6) |
| EXOCET | This diver could get excited over (6) |
| VELODROME | Getting excited over model place for cycling (9) |
| UPJET | Excited over black stream like a gusher |
